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昨天zuótiānzuótiān
yesterday
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Usages of zuótiān

我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　比bǐ　昨天zuótiān　忙máng。wǒmen jīntiān bǐ zuótiān máng.
We are busier today than yesterday.
昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
今jīn天tiān　的de　工gōng作zuò　没méi有yǒu　昨zuó天tiān　那nà么me　忙máng。jīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān nàme máng.
Today’s work is not as busy as yesterday.
昨天Zuótiān　她tā　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　了le　很多hěnduō　狗gǒu　和hé　猫māo　的de　照片zhàopiàn。Zuótiān tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěnduō gǒu hé māo de zhàopiàn.
Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.
昨天zuótiān　下　午xiàwǔ　校长xiàozhǎng　在zài　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　门口ménkǒu　跟gēn　家长jiāzhǎng　们men　聊天liáotiān。zuótiān xiàwǔ xiàozhǎng zài jiàoxuélóu ménkǒu gēn jiāzhǎng men liáotiān.
Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　感冒gǎnmào，　今天jīntiān　还hái　在zài　咳嗽késou。tā zuótiān yǒudiǎnr gǎnmào, jīntiān hái zài késou.
She had a bit of a cold yesterday, and she is still coughing today.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没méi　睡shuì　好hǎo，　今天jīntiān　上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou　差点儿chàdiǎnr　睡着shuìzháo。tā zuótiān méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān shàngkè de shíhou chàdiǎnr shuìzháo.
She didn’t sleep well yesterday, and she almost fell asleep in class today.
她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng　比bǐ　昨天zuótiān　好转hǎozhuǎn　多duō　了le。tā de zhèngzhuàng bǐ zuótiān hǎozhuǎn duō le.
Her symptoms are much better than yesterday.
昨天zuótiān　晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　没méi　睡好shuìhǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　今天jīntiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg。zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ méi shuìhǎo, suǒyǐ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg.
I didn’t sleep well last night, so I have a bit of a headache today.
我Wǒ　昨天zuótiān　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　买mǎi　了le　一件yíjiàn　衣服yīfu，　今天jīntiān　就jiù　收到shōudào　了le。Wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.
Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.
难怪nánguài　你nǐ　今天jīntiān　这么zhème　累lèi，　原来yuánlái　昨天zuótiān　晚上wǎnshang　没méi　睡好shuìhǎo。nánguài nǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, yuánlái zuótiān wǎnshang méi shuìhǎo.
No wonder you’re so tired today; it turns out you didn’t sleep well last night.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
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